You should relisten soon, look at the lyrics and watch the music videos because they’re heavily tied in to the album themes

I feel ya. Only ''criticism'' I have about it is that it does sound a bit outdated which I don't feel about NWTS. But that's not important for me when discussing or rating albums. Albums are products of their time and I don't think they need to transcend it

Sorry my autism was acting up

What I see in Carti he’s the first and greatest post-rap rapper

From early on he saw that in mainstream rap, the lyrical aspect of rap was heading towards irrelevancy, and that the technical ability, the part that enhances the production and contributes to the greater vibe, was becoming more prevalent. He doubled down on this to the point where his use of his voice was more of a compliment to the production than a vehicle to “say” something. I always took his role in music as more of an executive producer/curator/late Kanye type figure.

One of his new songs, 2024, is like the pinnacle of this. The priority isn’t to bar out. It isn’t even to necessarily “go hard”. It’s simply to sound pleasing on quality production and get stuck in your head, sort of like what dance/electronic producers set out to do. He is very explicitly not interested in the traditions or standards of “rap”, and his vision for this is clear, which is why I said he’s the blueprint for a “post rapper”. And in my opinion thats very interesting and I think his music is dope. But I can understand why someone who doesn’t care about that would be unenthused by his music. I personally think the single packs he dropped last winter are some of his finest works to date and that he’s only getting better. When you look as a producer, sort of like a Rick Rubin type figure, and NOT as a rapper (and again I understand some ppl may take issue with this philosophy, but Carti has never said he wanted to be a great rapper, or compared himself to any lyrical legends like that) he’s actually an incredibly progressive musical figure, pushing the sound in directions we haven’t seen before. He’s one my favorites of all time and if any of what I said made sense id implore you to check out his new s***.

WHATEVER HAPPENS ON EARTH STAYS ON EARTH

drake was really tryna make sure he wasn't gonna spill a drip of wine cooler on his t shirt the other day

y’all tripping for not letting that ghost face verse play when u listen thru songs worth it for that alone

OVO Augustus

Bro when I first heard GKMC and heard that beat switch on maAd city with MC Eiht talkin his s***

Ghost said “While i’m crying I clean the feet of the sweet jesus”
real ones know

GKMC was a game changer

Right just recently I saw he had one with Henry Cavill too. Dude needs to focus on quality over quantity cuz no way these are all bangers lol

I don't even let that song play

Levert has awesome historical content

He just cut his locs because his Mom passed

MC Eiht on a Kenny track :

I got your point. In my ears, 2013 was when hip hop/rap blended more with the trap and NWTS was that Drake's sound transition to the more trappy sound

Hell yeah. Of the top of the head, I’d probably go something like:

Sing About Me
FEEL.
Count Me Out
You Ain’t Gotta Lie
untitled 02

Honorable mention would probably be Blow My High. And beef aside, Euphoria is so crazy it’s already up there for me.

Unc holding a lecture in a swamp

He didn’t miss on his diss tracks